U.S. Foreign Policy Toward the Middle East
“The Middle East in Chaos” was part of the 2014 Foreign Policy Initiative Forum, “A World In Crisis: The Need for American Leadership,” which was held at the Newseum.
*The Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), an extremist Sunni militant group that has called itself the Islamic State.
Former U.S. Ambassadors James Jeffrey, who served in Iraq, and Robert Ford, who served in Syria, discussed the situation in the Middle East … read more
Former U.S. Ambassadors James Jeffrey, who served in Iraq, and Robert Ford, who served in Syria, discussed the situation in the Middle East and the ongoing fight against the so-called Islamic State* militants in the region.
“The Middle East in Chaos” was part of the 2014 Foreign Policy Initiative Forum, “A World In Crisis: The Need for American Leadership,” which was held at the Newseum.
*The Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), an extremist Sunni militant group that has called itself the Islamic State. close
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